Anyone who suggests the poker craze has peaked hasn’t spent much time reviewing the huge amount of tournament prize money being scooped up all over the world this year.
The top five live poker winners of 2018 have bagged at least $8.8 million each, with the highest earner, Justin Bonomo pocketing a meaty $25.4 million. Of course, this doesn’t account for the total number of tournament buy-ins they’ve paid out, but a lot of this is pure, tasty profit.